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What do you call the Badass character with very little screen time? (Like shanks from OP)

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Jul 30, 2016 5:24 AM
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I'm just wondering if there is a term for this, I've noticed a lot of animes have like a character who was the driving force behind the main characters reason for being. Typically it's a sensei of some sort, In one piece its Shanks, in D Gray man it's Cross, and Naruto it's Itachi probably.

Does anyone know what I'm talking about? The way animes portray one character to be super OP Badass but gets little to no screen time/dialog, leaving your mind to wonder about the character making them seem even more badass. I Really want a term for that, someone give me the word.
Jul 30, 2016 5:33 AM
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Just a bad-ass side character I guess.
Jul 30, 2016 5:36 AM
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the unknown mysterious side character - maybe
Jul 30, 2016 5:38 AM
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they'd still be side characters then. just cool side characters.


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Jul 30, 2016 5:59 AM
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I believe the example you were looking for was T.K. from Angel Beats. Get chance and luck!

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Jul 30, 2016 6:32 AM
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fksubs said:
I'm just wondering if there is a term for this, I've noticed a lot of animes have like a character who was the driving force behind the main characters reason for being.

His Dad?

I guess you can call it role model.
Jul 30, 2016 7:45 PM
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"The badass character who gets too little screen time"

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Jul 30, 2016 8:06 PM
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A badass character of course.

Badass is badass and screen time has non contributing zero significance when it comes to badassery.

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Aug 5, 2016 8:40 AM

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But the most badass character in Naruto is Kakashi?
Aug 5, 2016 8:45 AM

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I see you started a thread about Kumagawa Misogi. A badass is a badass no matter how you look at it
Aug 5, 2016 8:59 AM

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boba fett of anime? ..............
quit jacking off on your waifu, you disgusting weaboo
Aug 5, 2016 10:32 AM

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MiChocoFudge said:
boba fett of anime? ..............

This one could do.
Also the Shanks from Fairy Tail and Shizuo from durarara.
edit:
I guess it exists already.


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